Rack.



H, K. RANDALL L S. O1 THOMPSN.

RACK.

APFLIGATION FILED MAR. so, 1912` K. RANIDAIIL HND #STAGY C. THOMPSON, DE MANISTEE, MYCHIAN.

' 'non' peeieaiion of Ldfln 2am@- K Patented Sept. 1G, Mue.

Application llled March 30, 1912. Serial Ho. $87,429.

il whom it may consom:

lle it known that 'Weg' HERBERT K. RAN- DALL and Sinni THOMPSON citizens ofK the United States, residing at lVInistee, in the county ci Manistee and State of Michigen, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Racks; and We do hereby declare the followingto he e full, clear, and

emot description of the invention, such esl will enohle others skilled in the art to which iiV appel-loins to ineke sind use the saine.

This inveniicn relates to` an improvement in melia-one object of the invention being to provide e linochdown mclihaving mclieting minisu and io so construct the device chst the p on he quickly assembled and ioiin l d id substantial strnetnie,without the nccnslty for nee metallic fasten'- decices i iin'thei" chisel'. is to so wnsti'nci;A the fsck insti?. cfm he readily adapted for use clothesL osier, ii'oning-iccl or a clothes on het ieee. L ,El further object is to so dispose the radieling; cia-nis oi the mel; that a. considerable ninnhei' of them can he employed without sii'onging superimposed arms in Avertical slineinent with eech other, thus avoidin conflict between infieles hung on certain o scid arms With lower orme. A

With these objects .in view the invention consists in ceiiain novel features of construction ond combinations of paris as hereinafter set forth and poinlned ont in the cloiin. 'r

fin the accompsnying di'evvings, Figline 1 s view ol sisch embodying our' improvements, when used sse clothes drier. Fig.

if? is e view illusirating the application oi" the device ss c clothes or het tree, and Figs.

v 3, 4, 5 and 6 nre detail views.

l represents e bese comprising hori? mentally, disposed supporting legs 2 which sie provided centrally with nptches to permit seid supporting legs toy he interlocked when they are disposed at right ongles to each other, and each supportin leg is provided st its icspectlve ends Wit p depending portions l in which castor wheels sie mounted. The base l supports a stencilL crd 5, the lower portion of which is mede square in cross section and this square lower end oi the standard is provided' ve/'ith slots 'i' in its scveml sides ena sind slots sie made 'io communicete with each other. The

`poi'tioned tht when the may conveniently he -ord and terminates neer the lower standard thus formed is placed on the conter' of the base 1 so that the le thereof will enter the slots T in the bese ogsscid standard and thus the legs will be tied together by the standard andthe latter will tuelly secured to the base without necessity or the use of metallic fastening lfneei'is.

The standard 5"`is made in two sections 8MS), the lower section being provided at its up per' end with o plurality of notches o1* clots to receive a corresponding number of ribs 11 which depend from the upper section 93 said notches or .slots and ribs being so pirotivo sectionsv ci the standard are joined, the continuity of the surface' of the standard et the joint will he maintained. The body oi "che stendeicd above the lower angular portion thereof mede cylindricsi in form (oir rIccund in ccosssection) end seid angolari lower poi-tion might elso he modo of `the same sha, if desired.

The stonden series oflsocliets l2 for the reception of radiating arms 13 to support clothes to be dried, o1' to receive`r shortarms or pins 14 when the device is to be used ss c clothes ci' hat tree. Each series oi sockets is s irally arranged and each spirclly srrsngedpserics begins neer the upper portion of the stondportion thercof at e point diametricelly the-.part of the standard Where the first upper socket of the series is located. In form vlngi-hese 'spii'nhor -rglther half' spiral series of sockets, the lippen socket of euch series islocoted fcrther sway from the upper end of thestondsrd than the upper sockets of the .other series. We prefer to employ four such partly spira] series of sockets so that when the supporting arms 13 or 14: are secured 'in the sockets, none' of scid Suppening arms will be disposed in vertical Aelinement with others end hence articlesl hung on one crm will not conflict with other. arms of the rock;

In the drawings We have illustrated our improvements cs adaptable for use as o clothes drier and as a clothes oi hat tree. When the device is to he used as an ironing rock,-vic: to receive clothes just after they `lnive lucen i1'ooed,-the upper section of the stendardi and moved.

Hoving folly descmhed oni invention the eims thereon will be 1e be effec-1` is provided wien several opposite.

10 locking Connection with each other,

what We cm as new ami desire to secure by Letters-Patent is,-

A knock-down mok comprising a base embodying ntem'leshng' 10g portions disposed at an angle to auch other, a standard. having niiemeshng conneqton with the base at th juncture of the 'legs thercn', said Standard comprising n phualty oi' supermpose Sections having removame' nter* and m-l dai'ing arms removably cmmctc Wth safl standmfd. 'In testm ony whereof-, 'we have signed this specification in`y h@ presence of (.wo smb scrbng wtuesws,

I'EREERT K. RJDLL. STAUY C. T'TLSCQI. Vi'nesses:

CLAUDIA Gr. RANDALL., MARIAX F. 'JfI-IOMPSON.

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